Lenovo Stands By Google Android Phone Tweet

HONG KONG—Lenovo Group Ltd. said Friday its new smart phone using Google Inc.'s Android platform is on track to be launched in May in China and the U.S. search engine giant's ongoing spat with China won't impact its operations.

Lenovo, China's biggest personal computer maker by shipments, has traditionally focused on the PC market for growth but is now joining other PC makers to launch mobile devices in a move to diversify into other areas and boost margins.

Executives said Lenovo plans to launch "LePhone" in China first and plans to release the phone in overseas markets later this year.

Since Google's statement last week that it would no longer censor its Chinese Web site even if that meant halting operations in the country, many have been concerned about handset vendors' ability to supply Android-based phones in China.

Google said earlier this week that it is delaying the China launch of two cellphones made by Samsung Electronics Co. and Motorola Inc. that use its operating system.

Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Thursday his company remains "quite committed" to remaining in China, but will in a "reasonably short time" make changes to its now-censored search results. Mr. Schmidt said the company was "in conversation" with government authorities and that Google's business in China today remains unchanged.

"LePhone uses the Android operating system but we tailor our phones with our own applications. We are cooperating with other major Chinese Internet service providers including Sina, Sohu and Tencent," said Lenovo Chief Technology Officer He Zhiqiang.

He said Lenovo will sell the smart phone to all of the three Chinese telecommunications operators, China Unicom Ltd., China Mobile Ltd. and China Telecom Corp.

Lenovo is pinning high hopes on its handset business and expects the growth of handset shipments to exceed that of PCs in the future, Chief Executive Yang Yuanqing said.

Shareholders approved Friday Lenovo's plan to buy back mobile handset maker Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology Ltd. for US$200 million in cash and shares. It sold the unprofitable business in March 2008 to a group of investors led by the private-equity arm of its parent, Legend Holdings, for US$100 million.

"We see an explosive growth opportunity in China's mobile Internet market but the market is lacking the right localized product," said Mr. Yang. "Lenovo has an edge as we have a strong brand and distribution channel in China."

Mr. Yang said China's largest PC maker by shipments aims to become the country's largest handset maker in the future, but he didn't give a specific timeframe.

Lenovo said earlier Lenovo Mobile ranks third in China's mobile handset market by shipments behind Nokia Corp. and Samsung Electronics.

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Samsung B5310 CorbyPRO review: Type and go Tweet

Gsmarena have posted their review of the Samsung B5310 CorbyPRO. Here are the phone's key features, main disadvantages and their final impression.

Key features:
* Quad-band GSM/EDGE
* Dual-band UMTS support with HSDPA
* 2.8" resistive TFT touchscreen of QVGA resolution
* Four-row side-slide QWERTY keyboard
* 150 MB onboard storage, microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
* 3.15 megapixel fixed-focus camera with smile detection, QVGA video @ 15fps
* FM radio with RDS
* Find Music recognition service
* TouchWiz and Cartoon UI
* Social networking integration with direct file uploads
* GPS with A-GPS support
* Wi-Fi and GPS
* 3.5mm audio jack
* Accelerometer sensor for screen auto rotation
* Office document viewer
* Excellent web browser
* Push email
* Smart unlock
* Replaceable rear covers (Fashion Jackets)

Main disadvantages:
* Disappointing sunlight legibility
* The camera has no autofocus or flash
* Video recording maxes out at QVGA@15fps
* All preinstalled games are trial versions only
* Google Maps is the only GPS navigation app
* microSD slot is under the battery cover

The original Corby and the Samsung B5310 CorbyPRO which showed up less than a month later are like brothers from different mothers. They are so much alike, yet so different. And it is exactly this versatility that keeps the Corby range up and running. A glance at all the Corby devices reveals something this article started with: there is a Corby for everyone.

But, having seen the CorbyPRO in action, we can safely conclude: there is a Corby that wants to be the top Corby. If you are into texting, into web surfing, into music and pictures, and want to give touchscreen a try but don’t want a smartphone, the CorbyPRO is a nice choice. Yes, the Samsung B5310 CorbyPRO has a lot to offer, but why does it get the PRO label?

Well, it's definitely not because the B5310 is the ultimate feature phone. There are some downsides but none of them are a deal breaker. It's all plastic and looks and feels a bit cheap, the camera lacks autofocus and the screen could have been a lot better (both in terms of size and image quality).

If there’s one reason why it deserves to be called a Pro it’s a darn good one. The CorbyPRO has a QWERTY keyboard it can be proud of. In fact, it’s an absolute surprise given the relatively low cost, the plastic build and the not-too-demanding target audience.

The current street price of the Samsung B5310 CorbyPRO is somewhere below 300 US dollars. In its price group there are quite a few competitors to match it. Some of them have a side-slide QWERTY keyboard, while the others are candybar messengers.

If you are keen on sliders, before you head for the store to buy a CorbyPRO you should also consider the following threesome: the LG GW520, the Samsung B3410 and the Nokia 6760 slide. All of them skimp on Wi-Fi support (the B3410 has no 3G either), the 6760 slide is a non-touchscreen phone and the GW520 has no 3.5mm audio jack. On the other hand, the B3410 is considerably cheaper, the 6760 slide is a smartphone and the GW520 comes with a much larger screen.

The other group of competitors feature the Samsung B3210 CorbyTXT, LG GW300 and the Nokia E63. None of them is a touchscreen and the CorbyTXT display is on the small side and has a shockingly low resolution. The GW300 has a worse camera and loses points due to its limited connectivity options. The E63 is a powerful yet affordable smartphone with rich connectivity capabilities so you might be willing to forgive the disappointing snapper.

So, as you can see, there is a long list of competitors waiting to stand face to face with the Samsung B5310 CorbyPRO. Some of them hold some really strong cards up their sleeves while the greatest strength of some others is simply that they cost a lot less.

Honestly though, the CorbyPRO has the form factor and the feature set to find itself right in the thick of heavyweight smart messenger action. No, we’re not saying it’s a viable alternative for QWERTY touchscreen smartphones – no way. But it seems capable of carving its own niche and serving it well.

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First pictures of the Apple Tablet: islation? Tweet

We have just received pictures from someone claiming to work with Apple, specifically in the company to manufacture the Apple Tablet.

These photos supposedly of the Apple tablet device shows really like the iPhone that we know. We find the shape, design, home button ...

Interssant Point, one of the pictures is named prototypeiTab. This name brings to mind another name for the tablet could then be called itab or iTablet ...

So Fake or real prototype?

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Coffee Making Phones Tweet

Have you ever dreamed of making your early morning phone calls and getting a hot cup of coffee without leaving your desk? Well, dream no more because Andreas M. Wiese has created a coffee fix phone masterpiece called The Coffeephone.

Although this development was for his exhibition “Dorp Station” in the Church of Dorp in Solingen, Germany, I am sure we can all imagine how popular a caffeine fix phone like this will be in the future. Placed at home or in your office, The Coffeephone would be the perfect gift for the coffee lover in your life.

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Vodafone sells 100,000 iPhones in one week Tweet

Apparently they're quite popular.

Vodafone has announced the sale of its 100,000th iPhone since it launched the device one week ago.

Though O2, Orange and Tesco Mobile all range the iPhone too, Vodafone has been marketing itself as the network with the best coverage - and at the same time pimping its signal-boosting box, Sure Signal, which uses a broadband router to improve 3G signal for mobile phones.

Vodafone UK CEO Guy Laurence said, "The demand from both consumer and business customers has been phenomenal. They want an outstanding phone on an outstanding network and we're delivering that."

Vodafone iPhone users also get access to Voda-exclusive app - People Sync, which syncs your iPhone and PC/Mac contacts and backs them all up online at Vodafone's 360 service; and Vodafone Navigation, a mobile maps app which ponies up turn by turn voice navigation.

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Free Download Yahoo Finance to Blackberry Tweet

Yahoo Finance is the leading internet business services. With Yahoo Finance services, we can get the latest economic news. If we are always mobile, the Yahoo Finance services can be read on the Blackberry. In This time, Yahoo Finance services in the Blackberry is only available in UK.

Hopefully in some time later will be available in many languages. Besides getting the latest economic news, with the Blackberry Yahoo Finance application we can perform a variety of other features such as:

• Exchange various currencies
  
• Financial new aggregator
• Statistics
• Real time data and after market analysis
• View our Yahoo Finance portfolio, and more
  

The application of Yahoo Finance can we downloaded for free on our Blackberry. Yahoo finance applications available for all types of Blackberry. For free download Yahooo Finance application for Blackberry, please click here.

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Get Cheap Notebook Computers Today Tweet

Many people prefer to use a notebook computer, more simple and easy to carry anywhere while doing activities outside the home such as a school, college, office and so on. Previously I use a desktop computer, my job does not become simpler when the data needs a job so I had to go back to the desktop computer. But this time I have been using a notebook computer that I always carry when mobile, and important data can be quickly will I find when needed. Lucky for us who have been using a notebook computer, the work can be done anywhere with a different atmosphere.

Using a notebook computer that has a large capacity would be nice, we can store and access data much faster when running applications. The greater capacity also the price of expensive, but it needs to be considered for many applications today run with large memory needs. Each laptop has a capacity different, if capacity is available as RAM or hard drive is not large, we should use the appropriate operating system for it, because if the hardware is not eligible notebook minimum access time will be longer and a lot of our time is wasted to wait for the completion of the process.

Today we can buy a cheaper notebook computers than ever before and the price is not much different from desktop computers. Computer companies vying to expand notebook computers, various brands and styles of notebook computers so tempting for us to have. The development of technology for notebook computers require components maker to create new innovations, battery life was only up to 6 hours but now the time to reach 8 to 12 hours, and this was confirmed by Sony and Samsung notebooks. Performance notebook computers are supported by battery power which can last long is suitable for you who are always mobile.

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